DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Yantra Cloth
NameTalismanic Cloth
CultureBamar/Shan
Daten.d.
Place madeBurma, Southeast Asia, Asia
Place madeMyanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
Mediumcotton, ink
DimensionsOverall (Ovrerall): 34 5/8 x 29 3/4 in. (88 x 75.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Purchase
Object numberFA.2003.7.2
DescriptionRectangular, originally white cloth with blue drawings of astrological circles, magic squares, yantra symbols. At the top are two large figures (Belu) whose bodies are composed of circles with arms, legs and head.
c. 1905
Late 19th century
1819 – 1911 (Burmese years: 1171-1263)
ca. 1920
c.1945
February 10, 2014
Purchased 1978
n.d.
